Pak test-fires nuclear capable ballistic missile

Islamabad: Pakistan today test-fired the nuclear-capable Hatf-II short range surface-to-surface ballistic missile that can hit targets in India as part of the process of validating its land-based missile systems.

The test was conducted successfully, a military statement said. The Hatf-II or Abdali has a range of 180 km and can carry nuclear and conventional warheads with "high accuracy".

The Hatf-II "provides an operational level capability to Pakistan`s Strategic Forces, additional to the strategic and tactical level capability which Pakistan already possesses", the statement said.